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3 2B Sunday, July 1.2001 7 SpertsGuide Local events PRO BASEBALL Billings Mustangs at Missoula, SundaySpecial 7:10 p.m. no LEGION BASEBALL RawllngsUAS Tournament at Cobb Field fiDttaDD Bismarck, N.D., vs. Columbia Basin, 2 p.m. Billings Scarlets vs. Great Falls, Stallions, 4:45 p.m.

2 p.m. winner vs. 4:45 p.m. winner, championship, 7:30 p.m. Nichols tosses no-hitter for G.F.

Great Falls pitcher Tony Nichols threw a no-hitter Saturday to lead the Stallions to an 8-0 victory over Pocatello In the UASRawllngs Legion Baseball Tournament at Urbaska Field. Nichols didn't allow a hit through six innings while walking two and striking out none. The Stallions, meanwhile, collected 11 hits. Great Falls will take on the Billings Scarlets today at 4:45 in the tournament's semifinal round at Cobb Field. Bismarck and Columbia Basin play In the other semifinal at 2 p.m.

at Cobb. Great Falls 8, Pocatello 0 PnMi 000 W0 I I GrMtFlta 201 302 I 11 4 Mike Webb and Dale Taylor. Tony Nichols and Wno Johnson. Westminster 3, Billings Royals 0 Woftnhft 2fl Ml I 11 MunptoyU MM I I Justin Bishop, John Fox (7th) and Drew Jackson. Chris Anderson and Paul Reinholz.

WatmMv Matt Thornton 2-3, Morgan Regaldo 0-4, Drew Jackson 2-4, John Fc 1-4, James Walker 1-4, Chris Oscarson 1-4, Freddy Perez 1-2, Justin KrrnO 1-2, Chad Vaprndes, 1-3. tmm Brvce Doak 0-2, Deon Rod 0-3, Justin Wdgway 0-2, Paul IWnhofc 0-2, Macforote Cameron 0-1, Matt Deutcher 0-3, Randy Feragan 2-3, Brian Moser 1-3. Aurora 4, Las Vtgas 3 lMVegat 100 002 1 7 a Aurora 100 300 4 I Paul Schmidt and Andy Matthews. Brian Betcham and Matt Howtrton. Bismarck 2, Aurora 1 DRAG RACING Lost Creek Raceway, Anaconda, 9 a.m.

RODEO PRCAatCody.Wyo. i rir; lU 'j I Ml ni IVi On television MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 000 020 1 I 2 100 Ml 1 2 1 7 rv 1 "zr Tom Branca, Ben Sherer (6th) and Lance Dolajak, Will Kucom (6th). Mike Vavra and Robbie Ino, Columbia Basin 8, Wtstmlnstor 6 WesbrMer 040 000 2 I 2 CokjmOn Sarin 102 032 I I 3 Paul Hasstedl. John Fox (5th) and James Walker. Jeremy Miller and Josh SldweH.

Mets at Braves, 6 p.m., ESPN AUTO RACING CART, Grand Prix of Cleveland, 11a.m., ABC jl ASA, Glass City 300, 11 a.m., TNN NASCAR Busch Series, GNC Live Well 250, Noon, FX PRO GOLF l( PGA, Greater Hartford Open, final round, 1 p.m., ABC BrI U.S. Senior Open, final round, 1 p.m., NBC LPGA, ShopRite Classic, final round, 1 p.ra, GOLF CHANNEL SOCCER Men's World Cup qualifier, U.S. vs. Mexico, 2 p.m., ESPN WUSA, Atlanta at 4p.m.,CNNSI 17 INDOOR FOOTBALL Arena Football League, Orlando at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m., TNN HORSE RACING Hollywood Gold Cup, Suburban. Handicap, United Nations Handicap and Stars Stripes Breeders Cup Turf, 2:30 p.m., CBS v' Photos courtesy Alan Rice Above: The Red Sox "Million Dollar Outfield" of Harry Hooper, Trls Speaker and Duffy Lewis.

The trio helped Boston to World Series titles In 1912, 1915 and 1916. Below: Duffy Lewis during the 1915 World Series, In which he batted .544. Unmarked grave of former Red Sox star brings outpouring from fans By MIKE RECHT Associated Press LONDONDERRY, N.H. In life, Duffy Lewis was a name any baseball fan would know part of the "million dollar outfield" that helped the Boston Red Sox win the World Series more than 80 years ago. But by the time of his death, he was a pauper alone, forgotten, without even a tombstone.

With no living relatives, he was buried in 1979 in an unmarked grave in Holy Cross Cemetery a few towns north of Salem, where he spent his final days. There he lay, unknown even to Claire and Jim Manseau, volunteer caretakers at the cemetery since 1978. They learned almost by chance. "One of the fellas who was a great baseball fan said Duffy Lewis was buried in the cemetery. He was there the day they buried him," Claire Manseau said.

"We had to look for the grave. There was no marker. "We never saw anyone visit the grave. Never any flowers. We often wondered why a great baseball player didn't have a marker.

Nothing was put down in his memory," she said. And Claire Manseau should know; she just happens to be one of the team's long-suffering fans. That's where Gladys Holm of Londonderry enters the story. When longtime friend, Claire, happened to mention Lewis, she was surprised that Holm who is not a baseball fan knew who he was. Years ago, when Holm's son was 16, he had been in the same hospital room as the aging Lewis, and the two had become friends.

So when Gladys Holm was walking through a mall one day and recognized newspaper columnist John Clayton of The Union Leader, she tapped him on the shoulder and told him about a story he should write. was the traveling secretary for the old Boston Braves, Lewis was on hand to see Ruth hit his 714th and last home run in the majors. Quick response On radio 97 PRO BASEBALL Billings Mustangs at Missoula, Duffy's Cliff Clayton also found that Lewis indeed is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, and he wrote about it Though few present-day Boston fans ever heard of Duffy Lewis, he was one of their own, and anyone who helped the Sox win a World Series deserved not just respect but reverence. The response was immediate. People sent in checks ranging from $5 to $500 about $1,600 in all One woman in Londonderry mailed in $25 with a note: "If more money is needed, please let me know and maybe by my next payday I could afford a little more." Another reader, a man, pledged to donate enough money to pay for the headstone if the fund drive came up short "Other than your family, what's more important than baseball?" he wrote.

That man is part of baseball history and that's just not right I had to do something." Jeff Martel of Granite Industries of Vermont donated the stone and LeBlanc Brothers Monuments of Manchester covered the cost of installing it. Helping the cause The Sox heard about it last fall when a fan in Vermont sent them a clipping of Clayton's story. "I talked with (owner) John Harrington, who thought we definitely should do something to help this cause," Dick Bresciani, the team's vice president for public affairs, said. "We just think it's the right thing to do." The team donated several thousand dollars to engrave the stone: "Lewis" appears on the right opposite his image and the inscription: "Duffy 1912-1915-1916 Boston Red Sox World Series Champions." The stone was dedicated on the first day of summer, and about 75 loyal Sox fans turned out for the ceremony. Cowboys picked to finish last LARAMIE, Wyo.

Numerous college football publications have picked Wyoming to finish last in the Mountain West Conference this fall. They also rank the Cowboys, who finished 1-10 last year, as one of the worst teams in Division l-A. Head coach Steve Koenning and his players are not bothered. "I addressed it because I knew the kids looked at it," Koenning said. "I told them not to get too big a laugh over it because we know what we're capable of.

"We need to keep improving every day. It's a matter of how fast we can close the gap." Koenning singles out three defensive linemen for praise: junior defensive end Josh Rollins, junior Tarn Pruitt and senior Damon Roark. "Roark Is between 285 and 290 pounds and he beat (senior quarterback) Matt Swanson running stairs in the stadium last week," he said. Koenning said Swanson has been throwing the ball well following off-season shoulder surgery. UW grad rate to be recognized LARAMIE, Wyo.

The American Football Coaches Association will recognize the University of Wyoming and 29 other NCAA Division I programs that graduated at least 70 percent of their freshman athletes. Wyoming was the only Mountain West Conference team to graduate more than 70 percent of those enrolled in 1995. UWs graduation rate from that class was 77 percent according to university officials. The honor will be bestowed during the AFCA's 2002 convention in San Antonio, Texas. Notre Dame and Vanderbilt will share the AFCA's Academic Achievement Award.

Both teams graduated all of their 1995-96 freshmen. The overall graduation rate of the 95 institutions participating in the survey was 59 percent, compared to 57 percent the year before. West's McLean goes 10-0 at camp ANN ARBOR, Mich. Heavyweight Nick McLean went a perfect 10-0 for the Billings West High Bears at the University of Michigan Team Competition wrestling camp, which ended Wednesday night McLean earned the quick-pin trophy as he pinned all 10 of his opponents in a stunning 5:20. Also posting a solid mark for the Bears was Cody Bender, who went 9-1 at 123 pounds.

Overall, the Golden Bears finished fifth out of 20 teams. In the fifth-sixth place match, West defeated Wilmington High of Illinois 37-18. McLean, Bender, Nick Hecht (154), Levi Brink (130), James Gameon (115) and Ryan Cremer (145) all won their matches against Wilmington. The Bears went 8-3 in their 11 duals. Teams from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky and Pennsylvania competed.

West High was the only Montana team entered in the competition. Montana scholar-athletes honored Six graduated Montana high school athletes -Jeff Hays, Eddie Jones, Ryan Davis, Tessa Anderson, Sarah Green and Stefanie Evans were awarded $500 Montana Coaches Association-Gatorade college scholarships. Hays lettered in basketball at Missoula Hellgate, Jones was a state-champion wrestler and a football player at Conrad and Davis lettered in football, basketball and track at Shelby. Anderson played basketball, volleyball and track at Drummond, as did Green at Simms. Evans played basektball and volleyball at Geyser.

Blues win 1 of 3 in Portland tourney PORTLAND, Ore. The Billings Blues girls fast-pitch softball team was eliminated from a national qualifying tournament Saturday in Portland after winning one game and dropping two. Rachel Quarnburg went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the Blues' 3-0 win over Clackamas, Ore. The Blues will play a doubleheader in Portland Tuesday night Following that they will go on to Lacey, for a tournament which begins on Thursday. Billings Blues 3, Clackamas, Ore Rebels Madams 000 000 0-0 4 1 Huts 200 001 x-3 7 0 Emily Brown and Toni Lynn Reardon; Melissa Marshall and Shannon Raldiger.

Clackamas Heather Tandberg 1-3, Alexis Miller 0-3, Tracy Titus 0-3, Toni Lynn Reardon 1-3, Ashley Meals 1-3, Niki Warp 1-3, Nicole Oberist 0-2, Tera Mortier 0-2, Emily Brown 0-2. Brown 6 KOs. Billings Bam Faith Johnson 1-3, Amy Kuka 0-3, Jenny Whitman 0-3, Tanya Petersen 1-3, Rachel Quarnburg 3-3, Amber Reese 1-1 Bree Baracker 0-3, Shannon Raidkjer 1-3, Kelly Jackson 0-1 Doubles: Quarnburg. RBIs: Quarnburg 2, Reese. Marshall 5 KOs, walks Eugene Oregon Reign 5, Billings Blues 0 BOngsBtus 000 000 f-l 3 I EugeneMgn 001 004 x-S I Tara Petersen (6X Rachel Quarburg and Shannon Rakfger; Bre Thum and BSnoj Blues Faith Johnson 0-3, Amy Kuka 1-3, Jermy Whitman 0-3, Tanya Petersen 1-3, Rachel Quarnburg 1-2, Amber Reese 0-1 Bree Baracker 0-3, Shannon RakJmer 0-2, Kelly Jackson 0-1, Rachel Durette 0-2.

Triples: Quarnburg. Quarnburg and Petersen combined for 6 KOs. Reign Kira Eukw 2-4, Steohane Bour 0-3, Sara Lewis 1-2, Kelly Mattnktu 1- 3, Kayla Lewis 0-2, Jackie Kemgan 0-2, Jodi Darmer 1-2, Ketsey Schoenburg 1-3, Ashlay Merterhull 0-3. RBS: Darmer 2, Kerrigan, S. Lewis.

Thum 8 KOs, walks 0. Brazil struggling to qualify for World Cup TERESOPOLIS, Brazil (AP) -Brazil faces a possibility that long has been unthinkable in soccer it could miss the World Cup. The only country to win the world championship four times plays at Uruguay today in a qualifier for the 2002 World Cup. A loss would put the Brazilians dangerously close to missing next year's tournament in Japan and South Korea. Brazil has participated in each of the 16 World Cups, winning in 1958, 1962, 1970 and 1994.

"We're ready to go get the victo- ry in Uruguay," Juninho Paulista said. Brazil (6-3-3) is in fourth place in the South American standings losses to Paraguay, Chile and -IJ, Ecuador. The top four teams will qualify, with the fifth-place team advancing to a playoff against the Oceania champion. Brazil would fall into a tie with 1 Uruguay with a loss today. And with'1 tough road games against Argentina 1 and Bolivia ahead, Brazil is running out of time.

ud That sense of urgency prompted the country's soccer federation to fire coach Emerson Leao this month after barely six months on the job. 9r, The final blow was a weak showing in the Confederations Cup, when Brazil finished behind France, Japan and Australia. The team is now coached by Luiz Felipe Scolari. Gone are the fresh faces of Leao's rebuilding program.1' In their place are veterans, many "rt tested in the World Cup and European league play. Leading the team is Romario, the 35-year-old holdover from Brazil's ni 1994 World Cup champions.

Also returning to the team are 1998 World Cup starters Rivaldo, This might be the closest I get to a World Series in my lifetime. It's spiritual," said Bill Boudreau of Manchester. He brought along his 7-year-old son, Ryan. Terry McCafferty of Windham was there with her 10-year-old son, Brett, and only wished her husband, Tom, who was at work, could be there, too. She had never heard of Lewis before reading the story, but she knew the Sox have not won a World Series since Lewis' era.

"If he wasn't a Red Sox player, I wouldn't be here," she said. Part of the legacy Bresciani spoke at the dedication, calling Lewis "a big part of the legacy of the Boston Red Sox in the early part of the century." He drew applause when he talked about the team's chances this year. The Sox are in first place, after all "Maybe Duffy's up there ready to give us that little push this year," he said. The Sox have promised to match donations to a fund to put flowers at the graves of Lewis and his wife, Eleanor, who died in 1976 and is buried in an unmarked grave beside him. The flowers will be placed once a year.

"Some people choose Memorial Day, others choose Christmas," cemetery superintendent Jeffrey McCormack said. "It's up to the individuals." The choice, of course, was baseball's opening day. Clayton poked around and soon learned that Lewis was part of the "million dollar outfield" Tris Speaker in center, Harry Hooper in right, Lewis in left. He was a key to Boston's World Series titles, posting a .444 batting average in 1915 and a 353 average the next season, when he drove in the winning runs in two games and hit a game-tying homer in the clincher. His name became part of Fenway Park lore largely because the far reaches of left field sloped upward to the outfield fence to accommodate overflow crowds.

Lewis learned to play the incline so well it became known as Duffy's Cliff until the high green wall was built in 1935. Lewis, whose lifetime average was .284, joined the Navy and missed the 1918 season, the last time the Sox won a World Series. He was there for Babe Ruth's first home run with the Sox in 1914, and was traded to the New York Yankees in 1919, a year before Ruth also went to the Yankees. Later, when he Emerson and Roberto Carlos, all naccoH nuor hu I oan injuries nave forced Scolari to improvise, and the defense remains a question mark. The most serious problem con cerns goalkeeper Dida, who was found guilty in Italy of using a fake" passport and could be suspended for a year.

Brazilian federation officials'" said they have not received confir mation of the suspension from soc Sabres' decision on Hasek goes down to wire cers governing body. A .01 do rift Jii! (sjnline Sports Poll Should Cal Ripken Jr. start I a lUt lile HilrCllUdll LcdgUc bi the Ail-Star Game? art BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Dominik Hasek's status with the Buffalo Sabres was still unclear early Sunday morning after a midnight deadline passed for the team to exercise a contract option or allow the goalie to become an unrestricted free agent The Sabres had until the end of the day Saturday to decide whether to pick up Hasek's one-year, $9 million option, trade him or lose him to free agency. Without providing details, Sabres spokesman Michael Gilbert said he wasn't sure when the team was prepared to make an announcement regarding the 36-year-old, six-time Vezina Trophy winner.

Contacted in Edmonton, Alberta, Hasek's agent Rich Winter declined to comment immediately. Leading up to the deadline, the cost-conscious Sabres held trade talks to try get something in return for Hasek. The Sabres also didn't rule out picking up the remaining year on Hasek's salary and trading him later. A less likely prospect would be allowing Hasek to become an unrestricted free agent in which case Buffalo would receive no compensation if he were to sign with another team. The St Louis Blues, whose last two playoff runs ended because of unreliable goaltending, and the Detroit Red Wings were reported to be the most interested in Hasek.

Although his contract doesn't include a no-trade clause, Hasek would have a say in any move by using the threat of retirement to reject any deal not to his liking. Hasek has said he wants to play at least one more season but only with a contender. The Sabres, who have advanced past the first round of the playoffs five times in the last nine years with Hasek, had also not ruled out signing other free agents to improve the team. Hasek, who has toyed with retirement over the past two seasons, said part of his decision to remain in the NHL is to gear up for next year's Winter Olympics. He led the Czech Republic to the gold medal in 1998.

The Sabres also declined to comment on the status of their other unsigned players. It appears, however, that Dave Andreychuk's days might be over in Buffalo, while Rob Ray will likely return to the team, according to agent Roland Thompson. Thompson said the Sabres informed him Saturday night that they wouldn't pick up Andreychuk's $li million one-year option by the midnight deadline, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent T.ti Snorts Trivia 9d Name the first professional 1 team to put names on the back of the players' uniforms. Seattle South End Rebels 6, Billings Blues 4 Rebek 022 002 1-6 7 1 Blues 000 130 (-4 3 Rebek Stats not available. Bnss Bkn Farth Johnson 0-4, Amy Kuka 1-4, Jermy Whitman 0-2, Tanya reuren t-i, nacnei yuamurg ri.

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